GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |